Association of Higher Educational Attainment on Antenatal Care Utilization Among Pregnant Women in East Africa Using Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) from 2010 to 2018: A Multilevel Analysis.

Temam Beshir Raru Galana Mamo AyanaHamdi Fekredin ZakariaBedasa Taye Merga

Published in: International journal of women's health (2022)

Antenatal care utilization was low in East African countries. Educational attainment, maternal age, wealth index, birth order, media exposure, and living countries were factors associated with ANC utilization. Efforts to improve antenatal care and other maternal health service utilization in East Africa must take into account these factors. Specifically, working on the access to mass media by women may also improve antenatal care utilization.

Keyphrases

healthcare
pregnant women
palliative care
quality improvement
pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth
pain management
public health
affordable care act
metabolic syndrome
physical activity
risk assessment
cross sectional
chronic pain
body mass index
climate change
weight loss